Peace Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli

The peasant wants only to be left alone to prosper in peace.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

War brings out thieves and peace hangs them.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“war is not so to be avoided, but is only deferred to your disadvantage”

— Niccolò Machiavelli

The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“In peace one is despoiled by the mercenaries, in war by one's enemies.”

— Niccolò Machiavelli

In war, discipline can do more than fury.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“you ought never to suffer your designs to be crossed in order to avoid war, since war is not so to be…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“But in republics there is more vitality, more hatred, and more desire for revenge. The memory of former freedom simply will not…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

Therefore it is unnecessary for a prince to have all the good qualities I have enumerated, but it is very necessary to…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Among other causes of misfortune which your not being armed brings upon you, it makes you despised…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

To know in war how to recognize an opportunity and seize it is better than anything else.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

When they remain in garrison, soldiers are maintained with fear and punishment; when they are then led to war, with hope and…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“There is no avoiding war, it can only be postponed to the advantage of your enemy.”

— Niccolò Machiavelli

War is a profession by which a man cannot live honorably; an employment by which the soldier, if he would reap any…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

No proceeding is better than that which you have concealed from the enemy until the time you have executed it. To know…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

If someone puts up the argument that King Louis gave the Romagna to Pope Alexander, and the kingdom of Naples to Spain,…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

A wise prince then...should never be idle in times of peace but should industriously lay up stores of which to avail himself…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

In the same manner, having been reduced by disorder, and sunk to their utmost state of depression, unable to descend lower, they,…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Where the very safety of the country depends upon the resolution to be taken, no consideration of justice or injustice, humanity or…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“It may be observed, that provinces amid the vicissitudes to which they are subject, pass from order into confusion, and afterward recur…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

A battle that you win cancels all your mistakes.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

He who makes war his profession cannot be otherwise than vicious. War makes thieves, and peace brings them to the gallows.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

One should never permit a disorder to persist in order to avoid a war, for wars cannot be avoided and can only…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

One should never allow chaos to develop in order to avoid going to war, because one does not avoid a war but…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.

— Niccolo Machiavelli